Clause 3, Article 51 of the draft Law on Organization of Local Government stipulates: People's Councils, agencies under the People's Council, People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee, specialized agencies under the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities under provinces and cities under centrally-run cities and towns (hereinafter referred to as district level) shall end the implementation of their tasks, powers and activities from July 1, 2025, except for the cases specified in Clause 6, Article 54 of this Law.
Clause 6, Article 54 (Transition regulations) are as follows: Within 15 days from the effective date of this Law, the Standing Committee of the People's Council, the agencies of the People's Council, the People's Committee, the Chairman of the People's Committee, the specialized agencies of the district -level People's Committee must complete the handover of work, records, documents, finance, budget, headquarters, other authorities, assets, and other units with other authorities, assets, and other units, and other facilities, and other facilities, and other facilities. Ensuring the normal, continuous and smooth operation of agencies, not to interrupt the work, not to overlap, overlap or miss the tasks, fields and areas, do not affect the tasks of socio -economic development, normal activities of society, people, businesses, ensure national defense, security, social order and safety in the area. The President of the provincial People's Committee shall decide to set up working groups to direct, guide and organize the handover of work, records, documents, finance, budget, offices, properties and facilities prescribed in this Clause.
Some notable contents of the transitional provisions (Article 54) of the draft Law on Organization of Local Government are as follows:
From July 1, 2025, the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Council, Vice Chairmen of the People's Committees, and deputy heads of affiliated agencies and units may be more than the prescribed number. No later than 5 years from the effective date of this Law, the number and arrangement of leaders and managers in administrative units shall comply with regulations.
When the local authorities finish operating in accordance with this Law, the Standing Committee of the provincial People's Council has the authority to appoint delegates of the district -level People's Council for the term 2021 - 2026 elected or are performing the duties of delegates in the administrative boundary of the administrative unit of the commune, ward, special zone or by the competent authority to work and arrange work at the local authorities, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the ward, the special authorities of the communal authorities. The district level is dissolved) as a representative of the People's Council for the term of 2021 - 2026 of the commune, ward and special zone, except for the case of delegates of the People's Council of the district in Hanoi city, deputies of the People's Council of Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City.
